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The brilliant starry sky looks eternal. A brave fleet goes deep into space with a fatal determination, vowing to open up a safe route for the great migration of Chinese civilization. As various detectors and telescopes (actually also a type of detector) unfolded, photos, sets of data, etc. began to be sent back.
After billions of pictures are combined together, a truly high-definition picture will be formed. In this way, pictures from countless photos can even be seen, and some of the more obvious existences of the Andromeda Galaxy can be seen.
For example, cantilevers, black holes, and places like the Pearl Star Field, or star clusters, large nebulae, attached small galaxies, etc. You can also see relatively large and obvious star movements, such as nova explosions and black hole ejections. etc. Of course, all of this is data and information from almost two million years ago. By the time the light propagated and finally arrived here, it had already consumed more than two million years.
But for a galaxy, as long as nothing particularly weird happens, there will be basically no big changes in even 20 million years, let alone two million years; but there will be some problems with the direction - after all, the galaxy is Circling motion. But this is not a big problem. With current technology, Chinese civilization can easily calculate the motion state of the Andromeda Galaxy - as long as it has the current data, it is enough.
Of course, it is not enough to just calculate the Andromeda Galaxy, but also to calculate the exploration of the universe. Today's China is like moving from the inland to the ocean, and everything is unfamiliar. I originally took it for granted that there was nothing in the starry sky outside, but I didn't expect that reality gave Chinese civilization a blow! I don’t know if this counts as an “allergy”!
Putting aside everything else, just the nonlinear expansion changes of space itself are enough to give Chinese scientists a headache; not to mention the chaotic fluctuations, tides, and gravitational changes in space itself. Also, the galaxy space is not that empty. There are often gravel, dark stars, etc. If these things encounter the fleet, it will definitely be another disaster.
The most important thing is that dark stars and other things do not emit light. Coupled with the dimness of interstellar space, if the fleet encounters these things while moving forward rapidly. It's definitely a huge drama. Usually, the waterways and so on in China are explored and cleaned regularly. Anyway, interstellar activities are not as simple as on the ground. In interstellar space, which is at least sub-light speed, a small stone is a danger that cannot be ignored; maybe the spacecraft will be penetrated if the energy protection is not turned on.
Large-scale pictures were produced one after another, but the final composition had not yet been made. The current synthesis method is: after the images from various telescopes are screened and cropped, some blurred areas are manually removed. Then perform synthesis; the images temporarily synthesized are all pictures from the same telescope.
In other words, the pictures from the visible light telescope are combined into one, the pictures from the X-ray telescope are combined into one, and even the pictures of gravitational fluctuations are combined into one... Anyway, there are as many types of telescopes and detector technologies as there are, just a few pictures are combined.
Now, Zhang Guan and others are all looking at the pictures hanging on the electronic wall. There are currently more than 30 pictures, and the number of combined pictures is still increasing. There are even detection pictures of magnetic fields, involving every known type of radiation, and so on.
After a long time... Zhang Guan finally raised his head. "A total of 755 pictures are sent back to the rear first. We also analyze them ourselves."
"Okay." There is a robot assistant next to it that automatically starts working, compressing the synthesized or even original pictures and transmitting them. This information will be transmitted back to the Large Magellanic Cloud in a few months; and then in a few days. , transmitted back to the solar system. From the exploration team to the Large Magellanic Cloud. But there is no powerful signal relay station, so it can only be transmitted bit by bit, and the efficiency is relatively slow. Fortunately, this is one-sided communication, and the exploration fleet does not need to transmit a large amount of information to the rear; before leaving. The fleet has already made all-round preparations.
While Zhang Guan was speaking, the final synthesis of the pictures on the scene began. After completing the preliminary proofreading, a clear picture of the Andromeda Galaxy finally appeared in front of everyone. No, it shouldn't be said to be a picture, but a dynamic picture. Although only one year's worth of data is observed, the rest can be temporarily simulated using computers - this is very inaccurate, but can be helpful for initial thinking and observation.
After more than a year of continuous shooting and hundreds of millions of basic images, the final merger was completed.
The slowly circling Andromeda Galaxy can be seen from the front of the Milky Way, not from the side; therefore, from here you can see the blue-purple central core, the blue central area, all the way to the white, yellow, red, dark The red decays, and finally reaches the edge that is almost undetectable; and behind the edge, there are various dark lines forming a "gauze", and these small galaxies are dotted on the gauze.
This gauze is the range of detected radiation, magnetic field, gravity, etc. It should be said that this is indeed the outermost edge of a galaxy. It is really vivid to say that it is Shayi.
"Are we peeping?" Chen Dali bared his teeth and laughed. This guy is now an adventurer and a boss. He was once a scientist who contributed powerful space technology, and now he is like this - he really responded: Everyone has their own ambitions and cannot be forced.
In fact, within the scope of the current Chinese civilization, the powerful and accomplished people themselves have more or less scientific research capabilities - in the cosmic age, without any scientific research capabilities, you will miss out on good things. Not to mention, sometimes you have to deal with danger yourself! The universe is not the ground. If there is a problem with the spacecraft, just make a phone call; sometimes there is no one around for several light years or dozens or hundreds of light years. At this time, you can only do it yourself.
Looking at the slowly circling picture in front of us, after everyone observed it, they had no choice but to give up. There was only one year of observation data, which was really too little! It takes tens of millions of years for a galaxy to circle around once, and what can be observed in one year is really limited. Of course, even if it is now possible to directly observe a disk of the Andromeda Galaxy, it will only take a year to obtain a preliminary clear image, which is not enough to observe the details.
But the first step is not to observe the entire Andromeda galaxy, but to look for the special features, or even to find a place to live!
The huge Andromeda Galaxy currently only has an image with a diameter of about ten meters. Only two main spiral arms can be seen, and beyond these, there are several branches separated from the spiral arms, which look like branches of branches. In the star disk of the Andromeda Galaxy, there are hundreds of particularly bright light points, and some of these light points are star clusters. Some are traces of supernova explosions, some are nebulae, and of course there are places like the Pearl Star Field. In addition, there are small galaxies - because they are too far away, individual small galaxies in the sky above the star disk will not be able to distinguish their specific positions. A light spot is formed - but it is not completely indistinguishable. With a little analysis, you will find that these light spots are not on the streamline of the cantilever.
Zhang Guan pointed to the star map, "These particularly obvious spots have different colors. Some spots are dark red, with strong infrared radiation and almost no ultraviolet radiation. These should be nebulae, or the remnants of supernova explosions. Basically, like this You can give up for now; explore again when you have enough time
These yellow ones with relatively stable radiation are somewhat similar to the conditions in the Pearl Star Field, so you can focus on observing them. But pay attention to see if there are any traces of powerful intelligent life activities.
These particularly bright ones, even those that appear blue, are most likely star clusters, where a large number of stars gather together. It's not a good place. Even to build a star collar, there aren't enough rocky planets; it can be used as a secondary observation site.
And here. Specially marked places with excessive radiation are likely to have black holes, and these places can also be targeted for key observations. ”
Each light point is marked, and then the command is passed on. The telescope, detector, etc., refocus and specifically capture the light, particles, etc. at a certain point. The whole plan is in order.
Another year. The information is gathered again, and hundreds of millions of pictures are synthesized; then proofreading and screening continue, and a few targets are selected to start focusing on observation.
"The star map of the Milky Way has been proofread." After two years, Mo Yingjie was responsible for observing the Milky Way, and finally achieved satisfactory results; after all, the Milky Way is "close before our eyes." There was also a large amount of preliminary data, so the final observation was completed in two years.
"Director Zhang Guan, we have completed the exploration of the surrounding space, the data has been collected, and the cosmic information theory has increased by 0.76%. It is no longer possible to add more. Do you want to arrange for the fleet to accelerate and go deep into the stars?" Long Zhiyong also completed his task .
"Just an increase of 0.76%!?" Zhang Guan was a little confused, "I remember the theory that peripheral space exploration increased by 5%."
"Almost all of this 0.76% is space data. In fact, our current position has just flown out of the critical point of the Milky Way. We have almost completed our previous explorations. It is already amazing to have these gains. The data added this time include Many of them we have never thought of before.
To sum up, it can be roughly divided into data on the contraction and expansion of quantum foam; data on space solidification and freezing; data on space distortion, nonlinear collisions, etc.; and some preliminary detected radiation, space fluctuations, etc. These data are enough to slightly improve our fleet and make it more suitable for the outer space environment. ”
Zhang Guan nodded, "Okay, now that you have finished the exploration, let me inform you. If nothing is missed after a month of testing, we will recycle the necessary detectors and save resources; then set off.
This time it sets off and travels 1,000 light-years forward. The flight is expected to last three years. During the three years, attention will be paid to inspection and data collection.
Also, pay attention to strengthening your defenses. The military keeps your eyes open. My heartbeat has been pounding recently. Although there is some superstition, I hope this is superstition. ”
superstitious? Of course this is impossible! Current technology has shown that when facing danger, similar to information sensing, wave sensing, etc., the human spirit is particularly powerful and can indeed feel a sense of crisis in advance. Of course, this is a patent for the strong; but - Zhang Guan is obviously not a weak person! This is an immortal man who has reached perfection!
Whether there is danger or not, everyone has already thought about it before setting off. Everyone looked at each other with a smile and continued to set off! No fear and no regrets! (To be continued...)